The North Carolina Constitution Party has qualified for access on the November ballot. That means some locales in the state may have FIVE choices in November (Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian, and now Constitution).

You’ve got to sign a Core Values pledge — promising to support the party platform throughout your tenure as a party representative. There are also demands for candidate résumès, letters of recommendation, and proof of citizenship. There are also disclosure forms seeking to know if prospective candidates have ever been convicted of a crime or punished for professional misconduct or malfeasance.

Yes they should have to be part of the primary process to add someone to the general election. Not a nomination process. That kind of thinking would have saved Republicans in primaries a lot of money, but denied others their right to contest, and we are not for that. 2020 is soon enough.

A lot of Republicans I have talked with recently are genuinely excited about the new Constitution Party. If NC GOP leaders do not wake up soon, I predict thousands of Republican activists are going to defect. I’m hearing a lot of talk along these lines. The Constitution Party is doing everything right. Grassroots Republicans are very dissatisfied right now.